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. >> in washington, initially u.s. officials, past and present, voiced interest and skepticism. former secretary of state hillary clinton spoke at the white house event. said -- >> if the regime immediately surrenders its control, as was suggested by secretary kerry anr excuse for delay for obstruction, and russia has to support the international community's efforts sincerely or be held to account. >> but hours later, a surprising clarification, a senior official traveling with kerry said the secretary's remarks had been rhetorical and not intended as a serious proposal. meanwhile, the administration pressed its lobbying effort to win congressional support. it included a closed-door eting this evening for all members of congress, just back from a month-lingeries is. the first major test will come on wednesday, when the senate takes a procedural vote on a resolution to authorize force against syria. the diplomatic back and forth over transferring syrian weaponos outside control created confusion for much of the day. it also became a prime topic in a series of interviews at the wh
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could not protect their own people in their own country.)yq >> in washington president obama offered condolences to the oak creek victims and appealed to americans of all kinds to come together. >> we don't yet know fully what motivated this individual to carry out this terrible act. if it turns out as early reports indicate that it may have been motivated in some way by the ethnicity of those who were attending the temple, i think, the american people immediately recoil against those at attitudes. >> coming weeks after the murders in colorado, the president called for soul search being gun violence and again stopped short for calling for new laws. law enforcent ofcials in sconsin said the gun used in yesterday's shooting had been purchased legally. an and for more on this, we turn to latoya dennis, who's covering this story for milwaukee public radio. and amardeep singh, co-founder and director of the sikh coalition, the largest sikh civil rights organization in the united states. starting with you i know the details are just emerging what more can you fill in as to the alleged gunm
could not protect their own people in their own country.)yq >> in washington president obama offered condolences to the oak creek victims and appealed to americans of all kinds to come together. >> we don't yet know fully what motivated this individual to carry out this terrible act. if it turns out as early reports indicate that it may have been motivated in some way by the ethnicity of those who were attending the temple, i think, the american people immediately recoil against...
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he was running against washington and all of that but did it more effectively. >> if ted cruz were to one, as we reported, odds are he is favored in the state of texas, how did that change the makeup of the senate? >> i think we have to see what kind of senator ted cruz wants to be. he is 41 years old. he will be a senator to the second largest state in the union and has an opportunity to be a major player within the republican caucus. it look like through his rhetoric a thecoun campaign isg ifto align with someone like demint or mike lee of utah who are concerned with a ideological impurity and if he chooses that, it will embolden that section of the caucus. going ford, if runs were to gain the senate majority, i think that governing would be difficult for republicans because you have this faction that is going to be against what some of the more moderate or main freedom republicans will be for. >> s are youtalkg about govementven mor divided than it is today? >> it's like what ross was saying, that there are divisions within the republican party in washington as well as texas, that
he was running against washington and all of that but did it more effectively. >> if ted cruz were to one, as we reported, odds are he is favored in the state of texas, how did that change the makeup of the senate? >> i think we have to see what kind of senator ted cruz wants to be. he is 41 years old. he will be a senator to the second largest state in the union and has an opportunity to be a major player within the republican caucus. it look like through his rhetoric a thecoun...
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we just celebrated the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. that was not simply a march for civil rights as you know but a march for economic justice and one of the demands of the marchers was a fair and decent wage and that is really what the president is calling for in this context, because nobody should have to live in poverty who is working a full-time job and there are a lot of myths about minimum wage workers, they're all teenagers. that's just categorically inaccurate, and in order to get people up to the ladder of opportunity they need to make a december it wage and for all too many people across america, the rungs between the ladder are growing further and further apart. >> the show of the american workforce represented by labor unions has dropped pretty significantly in recent decades. is organized labor still important or does the secretary of labor have to look more broadly to employers when talking about the fate of american workers? >> the answer to your question is both: organized labor is still important. i. grew up in buffalo,
we just celebrated the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. that was not simply a march for civil rights as you know but a march for economic justice and one of the demands of the marchers was a fair and decent wage and that is really what the president is calling for in this context, because nobody should have to live in poverty who is working a full-time job and there are a lot of myths about minimum wage workers, they're all teenagers. that's just categorically inaccurate, and in...
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those in washington state have to wait three days to be married. same-sex ddings in maryland will begin on january first. maine will legalize the practice on december 29. the three states are the first to approve same-sex marriage by popular vote. in economic news, new jobless claims fell sharply last week, after a temporary spike in the wake of hurricane sandy. and on wall street, stocks managed modest gains today. the dow jones industrial average added 39 points to close at 1,374. the nasdaq rose 15 points to close at 2,989. the u.s. senate has overwhelmingly approved a bill normalizing trade relations with russia. but the measure also contained provisions to punish russian officials accused of human rights offenses-- move the russian government has denounced. the house passed the legislation last month. president obama has pledged to sign it into law. it was all smiles today for the duchess of cambridge, as she left a london hospital. the former kate middleton was discharged after being treated for severe morning sickness. the duchess emerged wi
those in washington state have to wait three days to be married. same-sex ddings in maryland will begin on january first. maine will legalize the practice on december 29. the three states are the first to approve same-sex marriage by popular vote. in economic news, new jobless claims fell sharply last week, after a temporary spike in the wake of hurricane sandy. and on wall street, stocks managed modest gains today. the dow jones industrial average added 39 points to close at 1,374. the nasdaq...
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and i know americans want all of us in washington, especially me, to concentrate on the task of building our nation here at home. putting people back to work, educating our kids, growing our middle class. it's no wonder then that you're asking hard questions. so let me answer some of the most important questions that i've heard from members of congress and that i've read in letters you've sent to me. first, many of you have asked, "won't this put us on a slippery slope to another war?" one man wrote to me that we are still recovering from our involvement in iraq. a veteran put it more bluntly-- "this nation is sick and tired of war." my answer is simple-- i will not put american boots on the ground in syria. i will not pursue an open-ended action like iraq or afghanistan. i will not pursue a prolonged air campaign like libya or kosovo. this would be a targeted strike to achieve a clear objective-- deterg the use of chemical weapons and degrading assad's capabilities. others have asked whether it's worth acting if we don't take out assad. some members of congress have said there's no poin
and i know americans want all of us in washington, especially me, to concentrate on the task of building our nation here at home. putting people back to work, educating our kids, growing our middle class. it's no wonder then that you're asking hard questions. so let me answer some of the most important questions that i've heard from members of congress and that i've read in letters you've sent to me. first, many of you have asked, "won't this put us on a slippery slope to another...
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the national zoo in washington welcomed a new baby panda cub last week. on science wednesday, we examine why it's so difficult to monitor panda pregnancies, and what advances helped vets better predict the birth this year. all that and more is on our website newshour.pbs.org. >> ifill: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. but before we go a reminder there's something new coming from the newshour. we launch the "pbs newshour weekend," anchored by hari sreenivasan. every saturday and sunday, hari will take a 30-minute look at stories from around the country and around the world. look for "the pbs newhour weekend" right here, starting saturday september 7. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening. thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> support also comes from carnegie corporation of new york, a foundation created to do what andrew carnegie called "real and permanent go
the national zoo in washington welcomed a new baby panda cub last week. on science wednesday, we examine why it's so difficult to monitor panda pregnancies, and what advances helped vets better predict the birth this year. all that and more is on our website newshour.pbs.org. >> ifill: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. but before we go a reminder there's something new coming from the newshour. we launch the "pbs newshour weekend," anchored by hari sreenivasan....
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there's consensus in washington that they lost. terribly. all they landed on at that time was a two-month extension. that same payroll ta extension was going to expire at the end of this month and it is still going to expire at the end much february. republicans i think sensing that they didn't want to be on the wrong side of this issue again, as it was tied in also with other issues, unemployment insurance and other issues that people in a bad economy would be sensitive about decided to take one of the big democratic weapons off the table: the extension of this payroll tax cut. let's keep in mind very quickly payroll taxes are usually 6.2% of your paycheck. they lowered it to 4.2% for the average worker. that's about $950 or $1,0 a year. that's substantial. >> woodruff: i was reading about 160 million americans. this is not insignificant step. now separately there were these negotiations that have been going on over the unemployment insurance extension and also over the so- called doc fix, medicare payments to doctors. how has that all been
there's consensus in washington that they lost. terribly. all they landed on at that time was a two-month extension. that same payroll ta extension was going to expire at the end of this month and it is still going to expire at the end much february. republicans i think sensing that they didn't want to be on the wrong side of this issue again, as it was tied in also with other issues, unemployment insurance and other issues that people in a bad economy would be sensitive about decided to take...
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he played for the washington wizard and boston celtics this season, and is 12th in the league. in his written account he pointed to this month's attack in boston saying it reinforced the notion that i shouldn't wait for the circumstances of my coming out to be perfect. things can change in an instant so why not live truthfully? reaction appeared positive. doc rivers, coach of boston celtics said in a statement, "i'm extremely happy and proud of jason collins. he is a pro's pro." kobe bryant tweeted his encouragement: "proud of jason collins, don't suffocate who you are because of ignorance of others." the issue has arisen in other sports before. before this year's super bowl san francisco 49ers player said gay athletes would not be welcome in the locker room. indeed before collins the only male athletes to come out were already retired, while women's sports were more accepting. brightny griner, the top people in the wnba draft, announced she was a lesbian. for more, we turn to lz granderson, a sportswriter and columnist for espn and a cnn contributor. specifically for our nonsp
he played for the washington wizard and boston celtics this season, and is 12th in the league. in his written account he pointed to this month's attack in boston saying it reinforced the notion that i shouldn't wait for the circumstances of my coming out to be perfect. things can change in an instant so why not live truthfully? reaction appeared positive. doc rivers, coach of boston celtics said in a statement, "i'm extremely happy and proud of jason collins. he is a pro's pro." kobe...
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the secretary of homeland security-- janet napolitano-- flew in from washington to pledge full support from fema, the agency that oversees disaster aid. >> we will be here to stay. at some point the cameras will leave, the national ones will leave first, then the local ones, but on behalf of president obama and on behalf of fema we will be here to stay until this recovery is complete. >> ifill: by this morning, more than a thousand storm victims had registered with fema. local officials are estimating that as many as 33,000 residents were affected, in one way or another. >> i'm just grateful that we weren't here. you know, my wife's with me, so that's all i could ask for. >> ifill: this afternoon more of them were allowed back to see what remained of the lives they knew before the storm. >> it's just hard to imagine that one day you walk out of your house and the next few minutes you come back and it looks like this. >> this is the first tornado i've been in, so that was something else. i don't want to do it again. >> will you rebuild here? >> no, i'll move somewhere else. >> ifill: so
the secretary of homeland security-- janet napolitano-- flew in from washington to pledge full support from fema, the agency that oversees disaster aid. >> we will be here to stay. at some point the cameras will leave, the national ones will leave first, then the local ones, but on behalf of president obama and on behalf of fema we will be here to stay until this recovery is complete. >> ifill: by this morning, more than a thousand storm victims had registered with fema. local...
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by 2017, the government's share starts to ramp down, so that by 2020, moving forward, washington will pay 90% of the tab with states picking up the other 10%. but many republican governors said this summer they would not opt into the medicaid expansion after the supreme court ruled states could opt out and not be penalized. texas governor rick perry was among them. the state leads the nation in the number of uninsured residents some six million. >> the idea of expanding medicaid, we're not going to do it in texas. >> woodruff: to date, at least a dozen republican governors are declining to take part in the expansion. and even in states like florida, it still must be approved by state legislatures. we take a closer look now at the shift by scott and others and the choices states face ahead of next year's roll-out of the new health care law. we get two views. paul howard is senior fellow and director of the center for medical progress at the manhattan institute, a conservative policy research center. and ron pollock is executive director of families u.s.a. a health care consumer advocac
by 2017, the government's share starts to ramp down, so that by 2020, moving forward, washington will pay 90% of the tab with states picking up the other 10%. but many republican governors said this summer they would not opt into the medicaid expansion after the supreme court ruled states could opt out and not be penalized. texas governor rick perry was among them. the state leads the nation in the number of uninsured residents some six million. >> the idea of expanding medicaid, we're...
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"washington week" can be seen later this evening on most pbs stations. we'll see you online, and again here monday evening. have a nice weekend. thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: nordic naturals sf >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
"washington week" can be seen later this evening on most pbs stations. we'll see you online, and again here monday evening. have a nice weekend. thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: nordic naturals sf >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you....
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we have interviews with people who traveled to washington to voice their opinions-- pro and con-- on the law. plus, a post from susan dentzer on what happens if the individual mandate is struck down or takes effect and marcia coyle's primer for tomorrow's session will be posted in the morning. that's all at www.newshour.pbs.org. >> ifill: now to syria >> ifill: now, to syria. the united nations estimates today that the death toll has reached 9,000 as the government there continues to uproot opposition forces. today president bashar assad toured the city of homs, the scene of some of the worst fighting. john ray of independent television news reports. >> reporter: the scene was carefully crafted for state television. among the crowd a weeping man to greet president assad this was the long-time rebel stronghold of be be am. government forces have reduced much of it to ruins. r many inhis city the president is no liberator, he's a murderer. >> the people that were there in be be, they are refugees in other area. they look and see this criminal who is killing innocent people, killing chi
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the attack in damascus raised new fears in washington and other capitals. the bomb exploded in a meeting of syrian cabinet and top security officers-- the most serious assault yet on the core of the regime. among the dead, the defense minister, dawoud rahja and president bashar al-assad's brother-in-law, asef shawkat, who was the widely-feared deputy defense minister. one other senior official was killed, too. state television confirmed the killings and blamed unspecified terrorists. >> ( translated ): the two field marshals today, the defense minister and deputy defense minister, are not the first of our martyrs, although we hope that they are the last martyrs. >> woodruff: the opposition free syrian army claimed responsibility. a member of the syrian national council, the political arm of the resistance, said it showed the expanded scope of the rebellion, after 17 months of what is now a civil war. >> it sends a message to the syrian regime: that the hands of the syrian people and the free syrian army can reach anyone inside damascus and even bashar assad
the attack in damascus raised new fears in washington and other capitals. the bomb exploded in a meeting of syrian cabinet and top security officers-- the most serious assault yet on the core of the regime. among the dead, the defense minister, dawoud rahja and president bashar al-assad's brother-in-law, asef shawkat, who was the widely-feared deputy defense minister. one other senior official was killed, too. state television confirmed the killings and blamed unspecified terrorists. >> (...
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. >> woodruff: away from the fighting, in washington, there was divided reaction in congress to president obama's libya speech last night. this while international leaders convened in london, looking for a way to end moammar qaddafi's days in power. >> woodruff: more than 40 top diplomats turned out for the london conference, the u.s., the u.n., nato, the arab league and others had one goal: help move libya toward a post qaddafi government without taking direct action to remove him. secretary of state hillary clinton. >> we cannot and must not attempt to impose our will on the people of libya, but we can and must stand with them as they determine their own destiny. and we have to speak with one voice in support of a transition that leads to that time. we agree with the arab league that qaddafi has lost the legitimacy to lead. >> woodruff: the italian foreign minister offered a proposal that included a cease-fire and exile for qaddafi. but british foreign secretary william hague said the meeting was not meant to choose colonel qaddafi's retirement home. in the end, the diplomats agreed to
. >> woodruff: away from the fighting, in washington, there was divided reaction in congress to president obama's libya speech last night. this while international leaders convened in london, looking for a way to end moammar qaddafi's days in power. >> woodruff: more than 40 top diplomats turned out for the london conference, the u.s., the u.n., nato, the arab league and others had one goal: help move libya toward a post qaddafi government without taking direct action to remove him....
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that day in washington was a very hot day. but it was a day where a lot of people from all over the country came together for a common goal, and that was to make the quality of life better for everyone. it was very special to me to be there, to be one of the people present to make a difference in what dr. king had brought to our attention. >> woodruff: that was edith lee payne of detroit. you can find her story, and other firsthand accounts recorded for the web series, "memories of the march," produced by public television stations around the country, on the pbs website, "black culture connection." we turn now to our own series of conversations on the march. gwen ifill spoke recently with peniel joseph, founding director of the center for the study of race and democracy, and a professor of history at tufts university and bonnie boswell hamilton, executive producer of the pbs docentary: "the power broker: whitney young's fight for civil rights." >> bonnie hamilton, peniel joseph, thank you both for joining us. i want to start b
that day in washington was a very hot day. but it was a day where a lot of people from all over the country came together for a common goal, and that was to make the quality of life better for everyone. it was very special to me to be there, to be one of the people present to make a difference in what dr. king had brought to our attention. >> woodruff: that was edith lee payne of detroit. you can find her story, and other firsthand accounts recorded for the web series, "memories of...
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labor researcher, who headed osha in the clinton administration and wachief of staff to the governor of washington state. then he took over the state investment board, and learned how to play the markets. for the past two years, he's guided calpers' investment strategy, following the big market downturn in 2008. at that point, calpers had little cash on hand, and had to sell assets to pay pensions. today, the fund has adequate liquidity and when we visited, dear was hoping 2011 would not be a repeat. >> okay, is this 2008 over again? are we going to get a credit market seizure, that is where the lubricant which is what credit is, what banks trade and what businesses borrow and what consumers, are we going to get a stoppage in that? because that's like the lubricant in the economy. if it's not there the economy seizes up. then you get the abyss. you get the financial armageddon. so that's the first question. you look around and go no, this is not one of those. >> reporter: that's what you said. >> that's what we said, so okay, so we've got some time to really think about this. >> reporter: what was
labor researcher, who headed osha in the clinton administration and wachief of staff to the governor of washington state. then he took over the state investment board, and learned how to play the markets. for the past two years, he's guided calpers' investment strategy, following the big market downturn in 2008. at that point, calpers had little cash on hand, and had to sell assets to pay pensions. today, the fund has adequate liquidity and when we visited, dear was hoping 2011 would not be a...
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they were in washington last week meeting with senior members of the administration and congress. their message, women's voices must be heard as the u.s. and afghan governments chart the course ahead. their visit came at a crucial time. the summer fighting season against the taliban has reached a fever pitch. yet the administration and president hamid karzai government are stepping up efforts to talk to the taliban, including figures close to mullah omar seeking a negotiated end to the ten-year-old war. what's more, president obama is on the verge of announcing how many u.s. troops he will begin withdrawing from afghanistan next month. >> at a white house meeting, lieutenant general doug-- the president's pointman on afghanistan told the women the troop decision will be made in a thoughtful manner. >> i want to first reassure you that this is not, this will be-- this will be a responsible, deliberate adjustment of u.s. force posture and not a rush to the exit as some people have suggested. >> warner: i spoke with three of these women right after that session. afghan american entre
they were in washington last week meeting with senior members of the administration and congress. their message, women's voices must be heard as the u.s. and afghan governments chart the course ahead. their visit came at a crucial time. the summer fighting season against the taliban has reached a fever pitch. yet the administration and president hamid karzai government are stepping up efforts to talk to the taliban, including figures close to mullah omar seeking a negotiated end to the...
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he comes to washington and that stopped. he never spent any time, effort or charm on members of congress. and now in the twilight of his presidency he says well maybe what worked in duluth and des moines and detroit and dallas and all over the country, beverly hills maybe i can try it on capitol hill. i think first of all dinner went well with the senators. i will say this you've got to bring them into the whitehouse. it's great to go up to the hill. jefferson hotel is fine. but i mean the whitehouse, nobody talks about going to the whitehouse, you know, without a sense of awe. i went to the white house i met met the president. >> woodruff: would they go. >> of course they would go. if they get a conversation going between republicans and democrats. he's right in saying some people will have trouble supporting anything i'm for that they can't be for. i just think listen, the other stuff was outgoing names, campaigning on an issue and checking areas being on tv and kicking the daylights, that wasn't working and was hurting hi
he comes to washington and that stopped. he never spent any time, effort or charm on members of congress. and now in the twilight of his presidency he says well maybe what worked in duluth and des moines and detroit and dallas and all over the country, beverly hills maybe i can try it on capitol hill. i think first of all dinner went well with the senators. i will say this you've got to bring them into the whitehouse. it's great to go up to the hill. jefferson hotel is fine. but i mean the...
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government of prime minister nouri al-maliki has been nearly particle liesed by sectarian divisions, but in washington state department spokesperson victoria newland argued iraqis are more than capable of securing their country >> we have seen terrorist exploit the holy mounts, exploit the peaceful efforts by iqis to worship, to commit acts of terror. but we continue to believe that iraqi security forces are up to the task, that the security situation over the last couple of years has improved in iraq as has the capability of iraqi forces. >> warner: al qaeda and iraq played a major role in fomenting brutal sectarian warfare in 2006 and 2007. for more on all of this i spoke to a reporter in bhdad. welcome, jane. what do today's attacks, the targets the locations tell us about the reemergence of this sunni insurnlent group >> basically, margaret, it tells us they have a pretty good reach. if you lookate at those targets and the sheer scope of them, the number of them, the fact that they do appear to have some organizational ability to coordinate, it tells us that they are indeed still there. now the ta
government of prime minister nouri al-maliki has been nearly particle liesed by sectarian divisions, but in washington state department spokesperson victoria newland argued iraqis are more than capable of securing their country >> we have seen terrorist exploit the holy mounts, exploit the peaceful efforts by iqis to worship, to commit acts of terror. but we continue to believe that iraqi security forces are up to the task, that the security situation over the last couple of years has...
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a shooting at the washington navy yard in washington dc monday left over a dozen people dead, including the gunman, president obama addressed the nation earlier today. >> we are confronting yet another mass shooting and today it happened on a military installation in our nation's capitol. it is a shooting that targeted our military and civilian personnel. these are men and women who were going to work, doing their job, protecting all of us. they are patriots and they k
a shooting at the washington navy yard in washington dc monday left over a dozen people dead, including the gunman, president obama addressed the nation earlier today. >> we are confronting yet another mass shooting and today it happened on a military installation in our nation's capitol. it is a shooting that targeted our military and civilian personnel. these are men and women who were going to work, doing their job, protecting all of us. they are patriots and they k
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and andrew tabler, a fellow at the washington institute for near east policy. he worked as a journalist in syria, and is the author of the forthcoming book, "in the lion's den: an eyewitness account of washington's battle with syria." gentlemen, thank you both for being with us, andrew tabler, to you first, how strong is this protest movement, this movement against president as ad. >> they're gaining strength, today we had 32 killed, 25 in dhara which has been the epicentre of the protests to date. but it's not just in terms of scale that these protests have grown. now they're starting to spread outside of dhara to other areas to kurdish areas which are traditionally against the assad regime as well as to the syrian coast, other areas which are traditionally loyal to the regime. so this is cracking away at a lot of the sunni veneer around bashar's dominated regime and it is obviously the measure he has taken so far haven't stopped the protests. >> brown: you-- . >> woodruff: you are describing the sunnis, the ethnic group. >> they are the majority, that's corre
and andrew tabler, a fellow at the washington institute for near east policy. he worked as a journalist in syria, and is the author of the forthcoming book, "in the lion's den: an eyewitness account of washington's battle with syria." gentlemen, thank you both for being with us, andrew tabler, to you first, how strong is this protest movement, this movement against president as ad. >> they're gaining strength, today we had 32 killed, 25 in dhara which has been the epicentre of...
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morgan chase bought washington mutual. wells fargo bought wachovia. and the government propped up aig. the world's largest insurer because it's financial best theirly paralyzed the banking system. paulson, former c.e.o. of goldman sachs ultimately did get congress to pass the controversial tarp or troubled assets relief program. under the measure, the government could disburse up to $700 billion to the bank in an effort to shore up the financial sector. ultimately it spent a little over 400 billion and has turned a small prof it. the system was stabilized. but public anger at wall street was simmering. in july of 2010, president obama signed the dodd-frank financial reform legislation. while the law promised some of the biggest changes to wall street since the great depression, many of the internal regulations are still being written. today, the president touted the success of his administration's response to the financial christ but also acknowledged many miles per hours remembered that time from a very different perspective. >> most americanknown ec
morgan chase bought washington mutual. wells fargo bought wachovia. and the government propped up aig. the world's largest insurer because it's financial best theirly paralyzed the banking system. paulson, former c.e.o. of goldman sachs ultimately did get congress to pass the controversial tarp or troubled assets relief program. under the measure, the government could disburse up to $700 billion to the bank in an effort to shore up the financial sector. ultimately it spent a little over 400...
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he says he saw what he saw in a restaurant in suburban washington, in virginia outside washington, d.c. and it was his feeling that it had to come out eventually because other people were there and witnessed it. >> in fact, he's working for a superpac that is working on behalf of the perry campaign. so he's not working directly for the perry campaign but he used to work as a pollster for the national restaurant association and he said in an interview with the w an oklahoma radio station that he witnessed many of these allegations happening in front of anymore the late to 1990s. he told us in an interview the same thing. but he said that he is not behind leaking the story initially. so a couple things were going on here. the cain campaign is continuing its effort to blame the media on this and they are trying to suggest that these campaign operatives have leaked this. but it really is not obscuring the fact that mr. cain still has questions to answer about this and he knows he'll have to do so. >> suarez: today started as something that looked almost like a good day for herman cain. som
he says he saw what he saw in a restaurant in suburban washington, in virginia outside washington, d.c. and it was his feeling that it had to come out eventually because other people were there and witnessed it. >> in fact, he's working for a superpac that is working on behalf of the perry campaign. so he's not working directly for the perry campaign but he used to work as a pollster for the national restaurant association and he said in an interview with the w an oklahoma radio station...
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it was widely reported this evening that the president has chosen washington lawyer patricia ann millet, law professor cornelia pole ard and federal district judge robert leon willkins. the announcement is expected tomorrow. senate republicans say the appeals court does not need more judges. apple went on trial today on charges that it broke federal anti-trust laws and conspired to drive up the price of electronic books. a federal prosecutor in new york alleged that apple joined five publishers in a scheme that cost consumers hundreds of millions of dollars. the tech giant insisted its actions actually helped spur competition. the publishers already have settled in the case. u.s. auto sales rebounded in may after a dip in april. nissan sales jumped 25%. business at ford and chrysler was also up by double digits. general motors reported a gain of 3%. on wall street, stocks rallied late after wavering much of the day. the dow jones industrial average gained 138 points to close at 15,254. the nasdaq rose nine points to close at 3465. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to
it was widely reported this evening that the president has chosen washington lawyer patricia ann millet, law professor cornelia pole ard and federal district judge robert leon willkins. the announcement is expected tomorrow. senate republicans say the appeals court does not need more judges. apple went on trial today on charges that it broke federal anti-trust laws and conspired to drive up the price of electronic books. a federal prosecutor in new york alleged that apple joined five publishers...
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on the newshour tonight, we get perspective on the partisan tug- of-war in washington, from one half of the team that produced the deficit-cutting plan republicans say is their inspiration, democrat erskine bowles. >> there are over $7 trillion worth of economic events that are going to hit america in the gut. i think impact would be really strong. if anybody thinks this is going to be a slope better wake up. >> ifill: the link between brain injury and sports, new evidence ties repeated blows to the head to long-term damage. we take a look. >> brown: ray suarez looks at the firestorm over israel's announcement it will expand settlements in the west bank. >> ifill: elizabeth brackett looks at how one chicago school is dealing with the transition to new state-wide standards. >> i really did find that the kids do understand more, and they learn more. they're more interested in what they're learning. >> brown: plus, as global carbon dioxide levels hit record highs, we analyze the increasing difficulty of combating climate change, with carol davenport of the "national journal." >> ifill:
on the newshour tonight, we get perspective on the partisan tug- of-war in washington, from one half of the team that produced the deficit-cutting plan republicans say is their inspiration, democrat erskine bowles. >> there are over $7 trillion worth of economic events that are going to hit america in the gut. i think impact would be really strong. if anybody thinks this is going to be a slope better wake up. >> ifill: the link between brain injury and sports, new evidence ties...
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secretary of state hillary clinton addressed an international conference in washington, and said the obama administration is pledging an extra $150 million to poor nations. >> the united states is committed and will remain committed to achieving an aids-free generation. we will not back off. we will not back down. we will fight for the resources necessary to achieve this storic milestone. >> sreenivasan: more than 34 million people are living with the aids virus. there were two and a half million new infections last year. it was a deadly weekend in afghanistan for nato troops. five were killed in roadside bombings in multiple attacks in the east and south. and two american contractors and a briton died in the western city of herat. a man wearing an afghan security uniform turned his gun on them at a training site. sally de svedded as a mission specialistboarthe shuttle allengernd me history when she blasted off from kennedy space center in june of 1983. later she went on to find sally ride science to encourage young people especially girls to stick with their interest in science. sal
secretary of state hillary clinton addressed an international conference in washington, and said the obama administration is pledging an extra $150 million to poor nations. >> the united states is committed and will remain committed to achieving an aids-free generation. we will not back off. we will not back down. we will fight for the resources necessary to achieve this storic milestone. >> sreenivasan: more than 34 million people are living with the aids virus. there were two and...
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he was identified as a 38-year-old staff sergeant from joint base lewis mccord in washington state who had served three tours in iraq. his name was withheld until charges are filed. meanwhile u.s. officials condemn the attack. at the u.n. today secretary of state hillary clinton called the shootings inexplicable. >> a full investigation is underway. a suspect is inustody,and we will hold anyone found responsible fully accountable. this terrible incident does not change our steadfast dedication to protecting the afghan people and to doing everything we can to help build a strong and stable afghanistan. >> suarez: president obama called the shootings heart breaking, but he said he's still proud generally of what u.s. forces have achieved in afghanistan. >> it does signal though the importance of us transitioning in accordance with my plan so that afghs are taken taking over their security and we can start getting our troops home. >> suarez: he had telephoned afghan president on sunday offering condolences but karzai in turn called the shootings an assassination that cannot be forgiven. a
he was identified as a 38-year-old staff sergeant from joint base lewis mccord in washington state who had served three tours in iraq. his name was withheld until charges are filed. meanwhile u.s. officials condemn the attack. at the u.n. today secretary of state hillary clinton called the shootings inexplicable. >> a full investigation is underway. a suspect is inustody,and we will hold anyone found responsible fully accountable. this terrible incident does not change our steadfast...
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honor to four young, black girls killed in a church bombing in alabama, three weeks after the march on washington, 50 years ago. in a ceremony at the capitol, the congressional gold medal was given posthumously to addie mae collins, carole robertson, cynthia wesley and denise mcnair. their deaths helped spur the passage of the civil rights act of 1964 and the voting rights act a year later. alabama congresswoman terri sewell paid tribute. >> the names of the four little girls will never appear on the wall here in congress. but their legacy truly paved the way for me and so many others to serve here in congress. i know that the journey that i now take, as alabama's first black congresswoman, would not be possible had it not been for the journey of addie, carole, denise, and cynthia. >> ifill: past recipients of the medal include other civil rights figures, as well as the wright brothers, mother teresa, and bob hope. >> woodruff: and online, you may have noticed a different look to our rundown. we've launched a new initiative to track the most important stories of the day, as they evolve. you can f
honor to four young, black girls killed in a church bombing in alabama, three weeks after the march on washington, 50 years ago. in a ceremony at the capitol, the congressional gold medal was given posthumously to addie mae collins, carole robertson, cynthia wesley and denise mcnair. their deaths helped spur the passage of the civil rights act of 1964 and the voting rights act a year later. alabama congresswoman terri sewell paid tribute. >> the names of the four little girls will never...
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tonight is opening night for a new play here in washington. it's called "bell" and the playwright is our own jim. the subject is alexander graham bell, inventor of the telephone and many other things. he was also the second president of the national geographic society, which is presenting the play in honor of its 125th anniversary. word is tonight's performance is sold out. >> ifill: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. so break a leg, jim, and did you know reading about bell today, i found out alexander graham bell's mother and wife were both hearing impaired. >> ifill: all i know is jim's incentive is he is not sitting here with us. we wish him all good luck tonight. and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening with mark shields and david brooks, among others on behalf of all of us at the "pbs newshour." thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions
tonight is opening night for a new play here in washington. it's called "bell" and the playwright is our own jim. the subject is alexander graham bell, inventor of the telephone and many other things. he was also the second president of the national geographic society, which is presenting the play in honor of its 125th anniversary. word is tonight's performance is sold out. >> ifill: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. so break a leg, jim, and did you know reading...
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and neil irwin is an economics editor and columnist for the "washington post." what's the overview of the number so far? what do you take from them? >> well, there are a couple of trends, obviously. one is the consumer is in a very good mood for good reason. income growth is decent. job growth is coming along, as it were. housing is doing well. so consumers are in a pretty good mood, consumer confidence is at a four-year high and that's reflected in the christmas sales, if you will. they're solid. they're reasonable strong, 4%, 5% growth year over year. as you said earlier, it's really the online sales that are booming, well into the double digits. you mentionedly the 20% rate, and that's what we're expecting this year compared to last europe solid growth in terms of total spending by consumers on christmas goods and holiday sales. but the really interesting story is the online story where it's just growing like gangbusters. >> brown: let me ask cone. we talked about early shopping season. how are retailers dealing with the change? it's a lan landscape that chan
and neil irwin is an economics editor and columnist for the "washington post." what's the overview of the number so far? what do you take from them? >> well, there are a couple of trends, obviously. one is the consumer is in a very good mood for good reason. income growth is decent. job growth is coming along, as it were. housing is doing well. so consumers are in a pretty good mood, consumer confidence is at a four-year high and that's reflected in the christmas sales, if you...
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secretary of state hillary >> sreenivasan: in washington... secretary of state hillary clinton urged the military council to make a full transfer of power to a civilian government. she warned there must be no going back on the move to democracy in egypt. u.n. observers finally entered the syrian town of haffa today, a day after government troops recaptured the place. u.s. and u.n. officials had warned of a potential massacre there. the monitors found the coastal town wrecked and nearly deserted. army guns had shelled haffa, virtually without pause, for nine days. also today, a car bomb exploded in a suburb outside the capital of damascus. the blast wounded 14 people and damaged a shi-ite shrine. british prime minister david cameron faced questioning today about his ties to top officials of the murdoch newspapers. the "leveson inquiry"-- as it's known-- zeroed in on cameron's ties to rebekah brooks. she's facing criminal charges over phone hacking by the murdoch tabloid that she once ran. we have a report from gary gibbon of independent televis
secretary of state hillary >> sreenivasan: in washington... secretary of state hillary clinton urged the military council to make a full transfer of power to a civilian government. she warned there must be no going back on the move to democracy in egypt. u.n. observers finally entered the syrian town of haffa today, a day after government troops recaptured the place. u.s. and u.n. officials had warned of a potential massacre there. the monitors found the coastal town wrecked and nearly...
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i don't think we're in that washington anymore. i think this is going to be... i don't think there's going to be much of a deal. i think there's going to be a kind of... there will be an outcome which hopefully won't be too bad. but the idea that we're actually going to have a guy shaking his hands and everybody feeling good about the outcome. that's not necker in the year 202 or 2013. >> ifill: paul krugman of princeton iversity and t "new york tes." thank you very much for joining us. >> thank you. >> ifill: we'll continue our conversation series in the days to come. that will include an interview with one of the most vocal conservative opponents of higher taxes, grover norquist. >> woodruff: now, as part of our "agents for change" series, we have an update from earthquake and flood-ravaged haiti. special correspondent fred de sam lazaro reports on the fight against an ongoing cholera epidemic. reporter: the 2010 earthque that devastated haiti may still loom large in americans' memory but in haiti itself, that was at least three disasters ago. before hurricane
i don't think we're in that washington anymore. i think this is going to be... i don't think there's going to be much of a deal. i think there's going to be a kind of... there will be an outcome which hopefully won't be too bad. but the idea that we're actually going to have a guy shaking his hands and everybody feeling good about the outcome. that's not necker in the year 202 or 2013. >> ifill: paul krugman of princeton iversity and t "new york tes." thank you very much for...
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the rest of washington. that's the wrong decision to make on the fed. ben bernanke has tolerated a lot more dissent than other fed chairmen and successfully moved forward with whatever he wanted to do despite all the dissents he had to face in recent years. >> woodruff: how do you read the dissent, neal. was there more confusion than clarity coming out of this today. >> i don't think there's too much confusion. there's a wing of the federal reserve, several policy makers on that board who feel that the ierest rate policies they're pursuing risk inflation, they risk driving the dollar down and asset bubbles. those policy makers would like to see if not immediately somewhat tighter monetary policy. not have this ultralow interest rate policy in place for too much longer. and so it's not shocking that they would dissent and not want to move forward with promising to keep the policy in place for even longer. at the same time, this will be an ongoing tension as, you know, these are difficult times and the fed wil
the rest of washington. that's the wrong decision to make on the fed. ben bernanke has tolerated a lot more dissent than other fed chairmen and successfully moved forward with whatever he wanted to do despite all the dissents he had to face in recent years. >> woodruff: how do you read the dissent, neal. was there more confusion than clarity coming out of this today. >> i don't think there's too much confusion. there's a wing of the federal reserve, several policy makers on that...
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and anne gerhart, a national political writer at the "washington post." good to have you both with us. ann gerhart, let me start with you. in the last few days we've had a table's eye view of a $50,000 fund-raiser mitt romney attended last may. there were controversial comments he made there. setting what he said aside, how typical was that event and what we heard about it? what we saw of it of all the fund-raisers for both campaign this is season? >> well, i think that fund raiser is the kind of fund-raiser that sparks interest because those people pay $50,000 for an okay dinner, nothi special, but to have that kind of intimate exchange with the candidate. there are all kinds of fund-raisers, the ones that are intended to bring out young people and then sometimes those if you pay $2,500 maybe you'll get your picture with the first lady there's kind of like teared things so these exclusive fund-raisers, romney has developed throughout this campaign, in fact he is back in palm beach county this evening to do another one. >> woodruff: and what kind of peopl
and anne gerhart, a national political writer at the "washington post." good to have you both with us. ann gerhart, let me start with you. in the last few days we've had a table's eye view of a $50,000 fund-raiser mitt romney attended last may. there were controversial comments he made there. setting what he said aside, how typical was that event and what we heard about it? what we saw of it of all the fund-raisers for both campaign this is season? >> well, i think that fund...